Clothes drier



July 28,1925.

CLOTHES DRIER o. EASTWOOD Filed Nov. 1924 Patented July 28, 1925 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE;

ORDELLIA M. EASTWOOD, OF SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA.

CLOTHES DRIER! Application filed November woon, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Sylaoauga, in the county of "Talladega and State ofAlabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ClothesDriers, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in clothes driers and itis an object of the invention to provide a. novel and improved device ofthis general character constructed in a manner whereby the same willoccupy a minimum of space when not in use and which may also be movedfrom one place to another as may be required. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice of this general character comprising garment supporting fingersor arms mounted for swinging movement in a vertical direction togetherwith means for maintaining said arms or fingers in an extended positionfor use.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved clothesdrier whereby certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to de scribe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure l is a view in front elevation illustrating aclothes drier constructed in accordance with an embodiment of myinvention;

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 22 ofFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in perspective illustrating the pivotedend portion of a finger or arm having a. connecting rod associatedtherewith.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, my improved drier comprises apair of upstanding posts 1 connected at points spaced lengthwise thereofby the rods 2. Each of the rods 2 has its extremities directed through apost 1 with the holding Serial No. 747,815.

nuts threaded thereon and contacting with the post at opposite sidesthereof.

The lower end of each of the posts 1v is secured to the central portionof a'base member or sill 3 and associated with said base member or sill3 and the coacting post 1 are the brace'members 4. Each of the basemembers or sills 3 is preferably provided with the rollers 5 or the likewhereby the device in its entirety may be readily and conveniently movedfrom one place to another as required. Each of the rods 2 has pivotallyengaged therewith for free swinging movement in a vertical direction thefingers or arms 6, said fingers or arms 6 being alternately disposed inopposite di-' rect-ions. Each series of similarly directed fingers orarms 6 adjacent their pivoted end portions are tied or connected by therod 8 whereby said fingers or arms are maintained substantially inparallel relation and for unitary swinging movement in the samedirection.

The post 1 adjacent the extremities of each of the rods 2 and slight-1ytherebelolw is provided with the outstanding and oppositely directedarms 9 having their upper edges notched, as at 10, to receive theextremities of a bar 11. A bar 11 is adapted to be supported by therequired arms 9 below a raised or extended series of fingers or arms 6so that said series of fingers or arms will be effectively maintained inextended position to permit the requisite engagement therewith ofclot-hing or other articles to be dried.

When the device is not in use the bars 11 are removed whereby thefingers or arms 6 may readily swing downwardly into substantially avertical depending position so that the device in its entirety willoccupy a minimum of space and which is of particular importance when thedevice is being moved from one place to another, more especially througha doorway.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that aclothes drier constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change andmodification without departing from the principles and spirit thereofand for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and for mation of the several parts herein shownin carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. A clothes drier comprising a pair of upstanding posts, a rodconnecting said posts, fingers pivotally engaged with said rod, saidfingers being arranged into two series, one series being adapted toextend beyond one side of the device, the second series extending beyondthe opposite side of the device, means "for connecting the fingers ofeach series for unitary movement, and means for holding each series offingers, when raised, against downward movement.

2. A clothes drier comprising a pair of upstanding posts, a rodconnecting said posts, fingers pivotally engaged with said rod, saidfingers being arranged into two series, one series being adapted toextend beyond one side of the device, the second series extending beyondthe opposite side of the device, means for connecting the fingers ofeach series for unitary movement, oppositely directed arms carried bythe posts adjacent to the rod, and barsadapted to be supported by saidarms and positioned below the series of fingers when raised to hold saidseries of fingers against downward movement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

Mrs. ORDELLIA M. EASTWOOD.

